NH bills to restore death penalty debated as it rises nationally

NH lawmakers and public commenters debate restoring death penalty as Gov. Kelly Ayotte supports return of capital punishment.
Business Day

UN advocates universal abolition of death penalty

UN human rights office (OHCHR) has  advocated  the universal abolition of death penalty, noting that  2025 saw an ‘alarming’ ...
WFMY News2

VERIFY: Iryna's Law could expand methods of execution

ELON, N.C. — Update: On the deadline, Fri., Oct. 3, Gov. Josh Stein signed Iryna's Law. The clock is ticking on the fate of capital punishment, in a controversial bill Gov. Josh Stein has until Friday ...

Lawmakers renew push to bring back New Hampshire’s death penalty

New Hampshire’s death penalty debate is back, as legislators try to reverse the repeal championed by late Rep. Renny Cushing ...
The Diplomat

In Central Asia, Calls to Bring Back the Death Penalty Are Growing Louder

Central Asia’s path to abolishing the death penalty was gradual but firm. In Kyrgyzstan, a moratorium on executions was introduced in 1998 and renewed every year until the 2007 referendum that ...

Hearings continue on bills that would reinstate death penalty in New Hampshire

Opponents of the death penalty turned out in big numbers in Concord again Thursday to speak against legislation to bring ...